نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
In every society, worldly and otherworldly prosperity and misery depend on adherence to divine commandments (and acting upon them); for they are both in accordance with human nature (fiṭrah) and enable correct orientation through adherence to them. The prophets, their explicitly designated successors, and subsequently religious scholars bear the responsibility of teaching and instruting divine commandments. The role of religious scholars in every era, whether in the age of the prophets or in the present age, is very important and critical. Therefore, it is fitting that acting upon divine commandments would be their constant practice; for the presence of scholars who do not practice their religion can sometimes pave the way for discouragement, cynicism, and even the emergence of deviation and corruption in the religious community. This article, written using a descriptive-analytical method, finds that the Holy Qur'an and traditions consider love of the world (ḥubb al-dunyā) to be the main cause of deviation among religious scholars. Love of the world activates reprehensible vices such as arrogance, stinginess, and animosity in a person, and the dynamism of these unpleasant traits gives rise to an even more unpleasant vice like envy, which in traditions is considered to burn away faith. If a religious scholar, through incorrect justifications, inclines towards the blameworthy world and treads that path, he becomes a scholar of weak faith; his presence in the religious community can create deviations that are sometimes impossible to rectify.
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